Dyslexia and the school counsellor: a Maltese case study.
Aim: This paper seeks to understand whether Maltese school counsellors are equipped to deal with dyslexic clients, considers whether specific strategies need to be used, and what positive effects, if any, counselling has on these clients. Previous studies: A literature review on self-concept and tec...
| Publicado en: | Counselling & Psychotherapy Research Vol. 10; no. 4; pp. 307 - 316 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Dec2010
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